Total Crime Rate

190.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 190.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 118.2 9/10
  • Burglary 21.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Close area has the 21st highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 179th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Close (TA2 6QR) in the last 12 months was 190.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% lower than the Bishop's Hull & Taunton West average (207.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Close (TA2 6QR), the main crime hotspot is near Hilly Park. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Marshall Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Prowses Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill House Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill House Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marshall Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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